I was there. Freddie Mercury had very long hair. Mott The Hoople's slide-playing guitarist with a strange look on his face stuck out. Oddly I don't remember a thing about Aerosmith's set. I also saw Dr John and Ten Years After at the Farm Show Building on another evening.

Richard Stabinski:

I went to this concert as a sophomore at [Bishop] McDevitt with 15 other classmates. I still go to shows but, relatively speaking, this was the greatest show of all time. (I have seen the Boss 15 times from the 70s until recently.)

The price of the ticket was $4.50. There was actually a fourth band from Harrisburg that opened. We went to see Mott as we were big Ian Hunter fans. We didn't know the other two bands called Aerosmith and Queen. But quickly, we became fans. I remember a song called "Dream On" being very intense.

After the concert, we went the the East Mall to buy Queen and Aerosmith albums and they were sold out. We didn't even know the lead singers were named Tyler and Mercury. We then promoted these two bands along with Mott.

I then saw Queen at The Farm Show again and Aerosmith at Albright while at McDevitt.

I stopped following these bands for years as my musical taste changed but for that special time, unbeknownst to us, to see three legends could never be recreated (all for $4.50).

Anthony Willis:

Skipped school with friends. We were some of the first people in the door and thus right up front. Great show. I will never forget it!

Barry Rickert has the ticket stub to prove he was at the May 1, 1974 concert.

Barry Rickert:

Yep, I was there. Great concert. I was a freshman in college. Mott the Hoople first, Aerosmith second, then Queen. I think that was the order of bands. I remember after Aerosmith played Dream On, Steve Tyler said " Okay that's enough of that [expletive deleted]" At the time that was their big hit. I have attached scan of my ticket stub I stil have. As you can see admission was a whopping $4.50 for those three bands! I have fond memories of that concert.

I was there. My friend Brian and I were and still are Mott The Hoople fans. I was the first in our group of friends to "discover" Queen and Aerosmith. I still only own one eight-track of Queen. It's either their first or second album. Who knew they'd get that big?

We went to the show in my Mustang II. It was probably after Aerosmith released "Get Your Wings." We were on the floor, maybe left center and close to the front. I heard Tom Hamilton of Aerosmith on a sports talk show last week and ironically, he was speaking about that tour.

I've seen some pretty good shows there over the years. Seen Uriah Heep twice, Three Dog Night in June '72, along with REO Speedwagon and Kiss in August or September '75. I think it was the Farm Show Arena. Wish they would bring some [concerts] back, but parking would be a hassle.

Tim Keating:

I was there. It was my first concert and I won tickets over the radio. Mott the Hoople was the main performance. I remember Aerosmith, but don't remember Queen there. "All the Young Dudes" was awesome!

Jerry Thomas:

I was at that concert, it was fantastic. Mott the Hoople was the main attraction but the other two bands were just as good and if you followed these bands over the years you know their history and how big they became!

Deb Hayes:

I was at the concert on May 1, 1974. I was 15 years old, and it was my first concert. I was a huge Queen fan and also liked the Hoople. Aerosmith was not on my radar then, and until I read [this] article, I could not have told you who the third band was!
Unfortunately I have no pictures and remember very little about the concert except the anticipation of getting to see Queen live. In fact it wasn't until I ran into a high school friend at the "Queen Extravaganza" at Hershey Theatre last year that she reminded me that Mott the Hoople was the headliner band at the concert, which we had attended together. I also remember the stifling, heavy blue haze that hung over the arena!

Cathy Mayberry:

I was there. I was a junior at Bishop McDevitt High School. I don't remember it being billed as the concert of the century, but it certainly would be considered that today. I became a huge Mott the Hoople fan and jumped on the Aerosmith bandwagon as well. I wish I had taken pictures.

Concerts at the Farm Show in the '70s were awesome! It was the only time the smell of cow manure was overpowered by the smell of, what else, weed. We would take blankets and sit on the dirt floor. Once the bands started, everyone pushed to the front the stage. Takes me back to a great time as a teenager living in Harrisburg!

John Waite:

I was lucky enough to be at this show. My cousin and I were both big Mott the Hoople fans, we never even knew who Queen was, and were only just starting to like Aerosmith. We were only 14 years old and very excited to see Mott. The others were like salad before the main course!

Don't remember a thing about Queen, but I do remember Aerosmith playing "Dream On" to huge applause, but the rafters in the old large arena started shaking when Mott hit the stage and the opening chords of "All the Way to Memphis" blasted out of the piano and sent the crown wild. "All the Young Dudes," "Drivin' Sister," and "One of the Boys" were also big hits with the crowd. The whole night was a blast but Mott really rocked the house!

A couple years ago, I read a book about Queen and they talked about the tour and actually mentioned playing the "Farm Arena" in Harrisburg. Supposedly, Aerosmith was a last minute addition to the bill that night and did not actually participate in the whole tour with Mott and Queen, playing only a handful of dates in areas where they had a growing fan base at the time. Thanks for bringing back good memories of that night. Over the years, when mentioning this show to friends, they hardly believe that this concert really took place, but now, thanks to your article, I have proof that is wasn't just a rock-n-roll fantasy!!